Agricultural implement



June 17, 1930.-

Filed Sept 5, 1929 3 0 1 V drawings wherein l ke numerals of referencedesignate similar parts lneach of the figures F35v v e s posedsubstantially'parallel with the ground Patented June 17, 1930 0F seam,ruins v 7 AGRICULTURAL Irrr E nn'r Application filed' sept ember 3,1929. Seria1: No. 38 9,9t54.i i

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in an agriculturalimplement.

j One object of the invention is to provide an implement of thecharacterdescribed specially designed for use in cutting rows of stalkssuch as cotton stalks. r y

Y Another object of the inventionis to provide an implement of thecharacter'described formed with spacedb'eams, the forward ends of whichare P ed with guide shoesor runners, said beams being anchored togetherwith an arched frame with a novel type of 5 to said beams.

' in the 'PI'OVlSlOll of an agricultural implement cutter bladedisposedbetween and anchored A further feature of the'invention residesofpthe character described having plate like stalk guards, one securedto each beam so as to dispose said guards on opposite sides of therow, iV l With the above and other objects in view "thisinvention hasparticular relation to certain novel features of constructlon, arrange-,ment of parts and use, anexample of whlch is. given in thisspecification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 shows'a side elevation of the 7' 'ple'ment and Figure 2 shows abottom planview thereof. Referring now more particularly. to the 1 thenumerals 1 designate the beams which are spaced'apart and are of archlike construction with their forwardv ends extended, and dissurface;These beams are connected 'by an archlike frame 2 which is boltedtheretoin v --termedia'te their ends and theirforward ends are connectedby the transverse draw bar 3 whose ends are bolted thereto.

'- guide shoesor runners 4, 4 which are rear- 'Wardly turned and whichare attached to the lower ends of the shanks 5, 5. These shanks areclamped to the forward ends of the re,

. guards confined the stalk I I the beams'and cause the 'stalktofallinacom Thereare the Y spective beams by means the clampsfi ,v The rearendsof the beams are downwardly V CHARLES E. HESS,

turned, and bolted tothe forward endsof the it shoes 8, 8, each shoebeing preferably formed of spaced rearwardly extending bars which arebolted together with the beam ends bolted between the'forward endsthereof, 1 There is l i a cutter blade 9 whose'end's lO, 10; areupturned and bolted one to the rear endofrone shoe and the other to theforward end of the other shoe,

stalks to be cut.

The implement is equipped with the handies 12, 12 which are bolted tothe sides of. the arched-frame Qand whose. forward ends are attached tothe respective beams; v The implement is propelled along'the disposedone on each side of the will effectivelycut the stalks in the row.

shown. These side:

This last mentioned shoe has a 1? plate 11; bolted thereto and disposedbehindiE the'bladeS). Said plate lllpenetrates into the ground surfaceand is effective to prevent side I swinging-of the implement."v The,cutter, blade 9 is downwardly'curved'so asto pene v tratethe earth andshear ofi' theroots'of the I,

"row i in any preferred-manner. the runners at being row; and as, theimplementis propelled along the blade9 Side guardsfas 13,'l3areprovided.These are preferably formedlofsh'eetmetalandare I disposedin vertical position, one being bolted toeach of the beams 1' as p p sto becu't betwe'enf pact row where they may be readily burned.

The drawings and description disclose what I now consider to be apreferredformof the I invention, byway of illustration only, while; e vv, .:the broad principlefof the invention'iwill be 1. A stalk cutterincluding side beams, a

defined x r What 181 1 g i transverse frameto which said beams are:at-*'tached, a draw-bar connecting the front'end of the beams, guide runnersdepending from 3 the forward ends of the beams, as'hoe attached to therear end of each beam, a transverse diagonally disposed cutter bladebetween and attached to said shoes, and a guide plate secured to anddepending from. one of said shoes. 7 v

2. A stalk cutter including side beams spaced apart, a transverse frameto which said beams are attached, a'shoe attached tothe rear end of eachbeam, a transversely disposed cutter blade anchored to the implementbetween said beams and a side guard plate carried by. each beam.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

A LESE- HESS.-

